McKean Family | Wilmington Family Photographer

We had another beautiful session with the McKean family this fall. I’ve had the pleasure of watching their family grow from 3-4 just after their move from up north and now recently seeing the kids turn into little people with glorious personalities. Mom & Dad are the most beautiful gentle parents, and I always leave with a new outlook on how to raise my own kids. Grateful to know people who genuinely help shape the lives of others in such positive ways, even if they don’t know they’re doing it.

2022- First Quarter

Whew! Those 1st 3 months of 2022 seem to have gone by in a flash. We clocked a few trips to the beach where we saw little to no progress on the house (until we did, stay tuned for that!) but still soaked up some salty air and ocean breezes, took the polar plunge, played football on the beach and performed endless handstands in the sand. Wilmington, NC has become our go-to overnight stay when going to Oak Island and I truly can’t believe we waited to so long to discover such a gem. We have our new favorite spots there- including the Brooklyn Cafe for the most delicious beignets and banana date balls- and I honestly would make any excuse to take a road trip to this quaint little riverfront city. On the homefront, our family graciously shared Covid amongst each other in late January, but bounced back quickly thank goodness. We got lots of southern snow, took an amazing trip to Snowshoe Mountain, WV with great friends, cheered on our favorite gymnast weekend after weekend, and I also had a birthday thrown in there. I predict that the next quarter will see much less snow, hopefully a more complete beach house, less gymnastics meets and more softball and flag football. And of course sun. And sand. And ocean breezes.